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Show Town talk . -- " " - . December 11, 1998 - The Eureka Reporter - Page Three i . Visitors at the home of Lloyd and Grace Conder over the Thanksgiving holiday, were Ron and Valree Eastwood and cey. of Absarokee, Montana; Jeff and Lorelei Wood and children, Morgan and Corey, or Surprise, Arizona; Vincent and Michelle Conder and girls, ChcLscy' and Chassie, from American Fork; and Merlin Conder' of Dugway, Utah. The turned out family Thankswith a delicious great lot a and of "cat- -. dinner, giving on family happenings. ching up" get-togeth- er - v The Eastwood family and the Wood family left on Saturday to return to their respective homes. Before leaving though, Ron, Valree and Lacey, had an over- night visit with Tom and Car- lenc Eastwood, of Lehi, and enjoyed dinner at Diamond Lils in Salt Lake City. House guests at the home of Tarsula Lucas over the Thanksgiving Holidays, were Oliver Lucas and his daughter, Theresa St. Johns, of El Cajon. California. While in Eureka, they enjoyed a delicious Thanksgiving dinner, prepared by Tarsula, and spent time catching up on family happenings. After a three-da- y visit, Oliver and Theresa caught their return flight to their home in California. Church news --MEIHQQLST Pastor, Andy Kwon, conduct- ed Worship Service on Sunday at the United Methodist Church, in observance of the Second Sunday of Advent. Assisting the minister were Sandy Evans, Liturgist, and Leesha Jesse and Josh Barricishea, Acolytes. " Opening hymn was "It Came Upon The Midnight Clear". Subject ' of the Childrens Message, was "Advent", prc- -, scnted. by, Sandy Evans. An Instrumental Meditation.. "In The Bleak Midwinter". .followed. Pastor Andy entitled his sermon, "Unable To Light The Fire." The Sacrament of Holy Communion was then administered. The service closed with congregational singing of "Hie First Noel" and a Responsive From the family album of John V. and Virginia Bobbie McCormick. Scinflcld would ask. Circa 1939 'Who are these people?" as Jerry Benediction. ' CATHOLIC Mass for the Second Sunday of Advent at St. Patricks Church, began with group rcad--.in- g of , the opening antiphon, led 1 by Father- Walter. , Scripture readings were from the book of the prophet Isaiah; the letter of Paul to the Romans; and the gospel according to Matthew. Advent is often times referred to as the Church's special season of ; hope. In the second reading, we are told by Paul that Scripture and- - Christ are the two main ' pillars of Christian hope. -- Theme of the Mass tells us to "prepare; the second coming of the Lord by a life lived in His way." Recessional hymn was "0 Come. 0 Come. Emmanuei." Mass on Sunday, December 13, will begin at the usual time.. 4:00 p.m. - . Ceremony of Carols December 12 and 13 December 12 and 13 mark the 19th annual performance of Benjamin Brittens "Ceremony of Carols" by The Christmas Chorus, directed by Martha Sargent. As is traditional, the choir will perform in the Europcan-styl- e chapel at The Utah State Hospital. 1300 E. Center Street, Provo, at 7:30 p.m. The intimate setting of the chapel suits perfectly the quality of the music and size of the choir. The concert is free, and the scats arc often filled The directed 40-voi- ce treble choir is by Martha Sargent of Springvillc, who also directs the Utah Baroque Ensemble and is principal oboist of the Utah Valley Symphony. The "Ceremony of Carols" is accompanied by harp; this year the harpists will be Anamac Anderson and Talia Anderson. The collection consists of nine carols based on 14th- - and texts set to music the by contemporary British composer Benjamin Britten. In addition to the nine carols, the early. The program features Britten's collection contains a harp intern carol collection lude. and the set is introduced birth of Christ. and dosed with the traditional the celebrating well-know- 15th-Centu- ry Latin "Hodic." The Christmas Chorus invites As well as the Britten, the old friends and new to join them chorus will sing a group of tradi- in celebrating Christmas. tional carols, carols from other countries, Mendelssohn's "How Lovely Are the Messengers" and this year, a special group of works praising Christs mother, Mary. These pieces include Brahms' "Ave Maria," Gabriel Faurts "MARIA, MATER GRATIAE," the "Lindon Tree Carol" and "The Thomwood Carol." which uses as its text the archaic miracle story of the barren thornwood tree which blooms in response to Mary, who, carrying the Christ Child within her, passes by the thoinwood. The piece ends with a haunting foreshadowing of Christ's death: "Now on that thorn the rose doth bloom. As the child the rose, thru the wood must go." Red Cross Telethon When disaster strikes, the American Red Cross is always there. This holiday season, its your turn to respond to their urgent need for finances. The Grater Central Utah chapter of The American Red Cross announces their Christmas Telethon which will be conducted 1 from 6:30 to 9 December p.m. each night. 10-1- |